In today's FT: Shadow banks reap Fed rate reward, May bids to make ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday November 12 2013     UK Homepage   Shadow banks reap Fed rate reward   'Shadow banking' system has expanded rapidly on the back of investors who are clamouring for the higher returns on offer from financing riskier types of lending       May bids to make terror suspects stateless     ICBC joins financial stability risk list         Video   Shire goes Viro   Shire is bolstering its rare diseases drug portfolio with a $4.2bn acquisition of ViroPharma. Lex's Nikki Tait and Vincent Boland discuss how this big buy fits with the pharmaceuticals company's cost drive.   US homepage   Philippines struggles in aftermath   Global relief effort underway in the Philippines where President Aquino has declared a "state of national calamity" after one of the world's worst typhoons       West puts on united front over Iran talks     News Corp points to newspaper headwinds   Europe homepage   Green energy move fuels German job fears   Coalition negotiators propose removal of exemptions that have shielded companies from the cost of moving to renewable power       Stocks firm on economic optimism     Progress on Volcker rule worries banks   Asia homepage   Philippines declares 'national calamity'   The full scale of the disaster is only now becoming apparent       Singapore debt feud tests bond markets     China's e-commerce affair breaks records   World News   Syria opposition sets conditions for talks   Coalition for the first time expresses willingness to attend peace talks, but reiterates its demand for Syria's president Assad to step down       Brazil web privacy bill sparks furore     Backlash grows over Swiss franc loans     China expected to cut growth target to 7%     Witness found in Iran terror funding case   Companies News   Asia's budget carriers hit turbulence   Sector is starting to feel the strain of overcapacity as overambitious orders for aircraft collide with clogged airports and intensifying competition among no-frills players       Apollo takes a leaf out of Buffett's book     Transocean reaches deal with Icahn     Sotheby's sales boost as investors agitate     Ecclestone's ex-wife lent adviser $17m   Markets   Asia sentiment mixed on China loans data   Stock markets ponder a contraction in monetary conditions in the region's largest economy in October       Banks rush to secure low-cost financing     ECB must prevent euro aping strong yen     EM currencies weaken as rally hopes fade     Follow Buffett and back pricing power   Comment   France has played its cards right on Iran   They are, temporarily, the toast of neoconservative Washington, while it is the Iranians who denounce them as 'gun-slinging frogs'       Investors must starve the hedge funds     Flawed Help to Buy is smart politics     Why Twitter left $1.5bn on the table     Dark days for American football   Management   Luxury phones try to get smart   The former Nokia unit is making a pitch in an ever more tech-savvy market with handsets that can cost more than a car       The rules of innovation can be flexible     Magazine Luiza's ecommerce strategy     Glamour Sales China's pet project         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.